Today in the News: Giant asteroid passes Earth

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May 31, 2013 at 12:01 AMMay 31, 2013 at 10:48 AM

Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day.

News to know

A giant asteroid passed the Earth this evening. The asteroid - 1998 QE2 - is big enough that it has its own moon. Its journey past Earth brought it 3.6 million miles away - relatively close, but not close enough to cause any concern. And it gave scientists a great look at it.

Quote of note

"You had adults fighting adults, juvies fighting juvies, and so forth. You just had a melee here." - Cleveland police Cmdr. Wayne Drummond, talking about a brawl that broke out during a kindergarten graduation ceremony. Eight people were arrested, police said.